Silver Linings: Celebrating the Spelman Art Collection

Co-curated by Karen Comer Lowe and Dr. Liz Andrews with contributions from Ann Collins-Smith

Features works by Amalia Amaki, Emma Amos, Benny Andrews, Firelei Báez, Herman “Kofi” Bailey, Romare Bearden, Betty Blayton, Beverly Buchanan, Selma Burke, Floyd Coleman, Renée Cox, Myra Greene, Sam Gilliam, Glenn Ligon, Howardena Pindell, Nancy Elizabeth Prophet, Lucille Malkia Roberts, Deborah Roberts, Faith Ringgold, Nellie Mae Rowe, Lorna Simpson, Henry Ossawa Tanner, Lina Iris Viktor, Carrie Mae Weems, and Hale Woodruff. 

Ming Smith-Feeling the Future

Ming Smith, Feeling the Future, is the first solo exhibition of photographer Ming Smith in Atlanta and at a Historically Black College or University (HBCU). The exhibition is a selection of Ming Smith's work from the 1970s to the present. It was organized by the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston and curated by James Bartlett. Janice Bond conceived this exhibition. Karen Comer Lowe initiated the exhibition's arrival in Atlanta and curated the Spelman installation of “Feeling the Future”.